Equality Diversity and Inclusion Manager ( Leeds Conservatoire)

What You Will Do

• Develop, implement and embed the Conservatoire’s equality, diversity and inclusion strategy and action plan, whilst liaising with Luminate Education Group colleagues to cultivate partnerships, obtaining funding and promoting achievements internally and externally.
• Collect, analyse and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to inform ongoing and future EDI activity, identifying areas of success and recommending areas of focus, prepare regular progress reports which will be shared and discussed with senior leadership, Board members, staff and students, as well as used on public channels including the website, social media and newsletters
• Work in, with, and alongside the wider institution (and partners) as a critical friend; developing the relationships needed to share best practice, access funding and challenge and implement effective and sustainable change
• Contribute to Luminate's Higher Education (HE) initiative aimed at attaining accreditation for the Race Equality Charter Mark. Collaborate closely with colleagues from the University Centre, central EDI team, and other essential internal and external stakeholders, as needed, to advance this objective
• Work with academic and professional services staff to ensure EDI is embedded in curriculum, enrichment activity and student support provision

About You

• Level 2 (or above) in English & Maths.
• Able to demonstrate significant initiative and experience in equality, diversity and inclusion workstreams.
• Experience and knowledge of leading multiple and diverse work streams with passion and initiative, responding to changing requirements and deadlines.
• Knowledge and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues and how these impact on life experience and outcomes particularly in HE
• Experience of engaging, motivating and influencing others to achieve improved outcomes .
• Experience of organising, coordinating and hosting events/activities which drive engagement
• Experience of developing and leading use of digital communications using creative and innovative approaches to ensure key messages and information are easily accessible.
• Experience of designing and running listening and consultation events, gathering information, making recommendations and producing reports.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
  • Academic 37 days
  • Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme 
  • Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). 
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities -  including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

Leeds Conservatoire is a music conservatoire located in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds. It provides a variety of undergraduate, foundation and postgraduate degrees in music, dance & drama related subject areas. It also offers a variety of short courses, and organise frequent concerts, festivals and events.Its emphasis on practical training, creative industry links, help ensure it provides a vibrant artistic community for students.

We are looking for inspiring and innovative individuals to help us deliver our vision.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. Choosing to work here means that you will be part of an inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential.  Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.